To help everyone appreciate our outdoor lifestyle, we have designated areas where you can run your dog off its lead. So all users can enjoy dog off-leash areas safely, we ask that the following are observed. Dog/s:

  • must be effectively controlled
  • must not attack, menace or worry other persons or animals
  • must not damage private or public property
  • must not escape from the off-leash area
  • must wear a collar and identification tag
  • must be restrained by a leash outside of these areas at all times
  • faeces must be removed and disposed of appropriately. dog off leash running

The owner or responsible person for a dog that is on heat must ensure that the animal is not in a public place. Owners of declared dangerous or menacing dogs must comply with the mandatory conditions in relation to the keeping of the dog.

The requirements for the use of dog off-leash areas can be found in Subordinate Local Law No.2 (Animal Management) 2011.

Approved dog off-leash areas

Dog off-leash areas are listed in the blue slider below or can be printed:

These areas were approved for off-leash use after community consultation in 2012-2013.

Cambooya - Rolleston Park. The whole park is off-leash and is unfenced.

Cecil Plains Cecil Plains Recreation Reserve. Only the western area of the reserve is permitted for dog off-leash use. This is an unfenced off-leash area.

Centenary Heights Ballin Drive Park. The whole of park area north of the creek channel is permitted for dog off-leash use. This is an unfenced off-leash area.

Clifton Clifton Recreation Reserve. Off-leash dogs are permitted in the reserve's south-western area. The fields and racing track are excluded. This is an unfenced off-leash area.

Darling Heights Thiess Park (South). Dogs can run off-leash only in the fenced area adjacent to Rossenstengel Street.

Glenvale Rocla Court Park. The park's southern section has been set aside for off-leash dogs. This is an unfenced off-leash area.

Harlaxton - Dr Alex Horn Park, Ruthven Street North Reserve. Off-leash dogs are permitted in the park, apart from the south-west section and the area south of the Bridge Club. This is an unfenced off-leash area.

Harlaxton - Ruthven Street North Reserve. There are two separate fenced areas where you can exercise your dog off-leash.

Harristown Coronation Park. Only the southern section of the park is allocated for off-leash use. This is an unfenced off-leash area.

Highfields
Michael Park. The park's tennis court and children's playground are excluded from the remaining off-leash area. This is a fenced off-leash area.

Highfields - Harris Park. The park's southern fenced area is available to off-leash dogs. This is a fenced off-leash area.

Kearneys Spring - Murray Clewett Wetlands Park. The western side of the pond and the adjacent pathway are the only permitted off-leash areas in the park. This is an unfenced off-leash area.

Kearneys Spring - Carly Hibberd Park. Off-leash dogs are only permitted in the park's fenced area.

Kingsthorpe - Rosalie Walk. The park's fenced area located adjacent to Talisker Street is available to off-leash dogs.

Millmerran Campbell Street area. Off-leash dogs are permitted in the designated area south of the cemetery. This is an unfenced off-leash area.

Mount Lofty Mt Lofty Park. The eastern section of the park area is available to off-leash dogs. This is a fenced off-leash area.

Newtown Clearview Street Park. Off-leash dogs are only permitted in the park's fenced area.

Newtown - Black Gully 2. The section between Tor Street and Holberton Street has been designated for off-leash dogs. This is an unfenced off-leash area.

Oakey - Cory Street Park. Off-leash dogs are permitted in the area as signed in the centre of the park. This is an unfenced off-leash area.

Rangeville Leslie Park. Dogs can run off the lead in the southern part of the park only. This is an unfenced off-leash area.

Rangeville - Garnet Lehmann Park. The central part of the park is available to off-leash dogs. The children's playground area to the south and the area north of the detention basin are excluded. This is an unfenced off-leash area.

South Toowoomba West Creek Park No 6. Off-leash dogs are only permitted in the area immediately north of Alderley Street and south of the City Golf Club. This is an unfenced off-leash area.

East Toowoomba Queens Park. The park's central designated area is the only dog off-leash area on site. This is an unfenced off-leash area.

Wilsonton Barlow Street Park. Apart from the fenced children's playground, the remaining park area is available to off-leash dogs. This is an unfenced off-leash area.

WilsontonVann Street Park. The whole park area is available for off-leash dogs. This is an unfenced off-leash area.

Wilsonton Heights Wilsonton Heights Park. Dogs can run off-leash only in the area north of the park's central pathway. This is an unfenced off-leash area.

Westbrook Ferguson Road Park utility land. The whole park area is a designated dog off-leash area. This is an unfenced off-leash area.

 

Please be aware dogs are not to be let off the leash in a public place unless in a designated dog off-leash area and as directed by signage.

Map of dog off-leash areas in the Toowoomba Region